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Africa – Asia Conclave on loss and damage due to climate changeg
Enabling famers to deal with extreme weather events: a civil society perspective
Eastland Hetel; 25‐26 Aug, 2016Nairobi, Kenya
I K b C di CAN Af i & E iIsaac Kabongo, Coordinator CAN‐Africa & Executive Director ECO.
ed@ecouganda org
The Small Holder FarmerThe Small Holder Farmer
What works well for small holder f ?famers?
Access to accurate and reliable informationAccess to accurate and reliable information (be it climate/insurance related etc)R i i di l iRespecting indigenous early warning mechanism by integrating it with scientific onesUtilising existing social structures to deliver outcomes instead of creating new onesOffering a variety of innovative and genuine g y ginsurance products
How can climate justice be ensured to affected farmers?farmers?
Climate justice entails the moral responsibility toClimate justice entails the moral responsibility to take care of our planet for the well‐being of current and future generations.
Climate justice also recognises the principle that j g p pthose who contribute most to global warming should bear the burden of responsibility for
t d b i i d fmeasures to reduce carbon emissions, and for the financial means to counteract the adverse effects of climate change (adaptation)effects of climate change (adaptation).
How can climate justice be ensured to affected f ?farmers?
• “A true ecological approach must hear both the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor.” ‐ Pope Francis
• By providing them withBy providing them with unconditional universal & effective agriculture& effective agriculture insurance
Can a global agricultural insurance mechanism help farmers in dealing with extreme weather events?with extreme weather events?
• Yes, if the principle of thinking Global butYes, if the principle of thinking Global but acting local is applied.
• If it’s designed in such a way that it recognises• If it s designed in such a way that it recognisesthe unique circumstances of the different famers within Countries and ecosystemsfamers within Countries and ecosystems.
• If it supplements existing adaptation measures but not to replace thembut not to replace them
Opportunities, challenges and risks involved in global agriculture insurance mechanism?
Opportunities pp• The Paris Climate Agreement (2015)• The current piloted projects and the lessonsThe current piloted projects and the lessons learnt
• The existing institutional & regulatoryThe existing institutional & regulatory frameworks in many Countries such as Climate Change Units (its equivalent), the climate g qchange policies, laws and regulations etc
Challenges & RisksChallenges & Risks
• Profits driving investments in the agriculturalProfits driving investments in the agricultural insurance sector
• Failure to apply the “principle of additionality”• Failure to apply the principle of additionalityi.e agricultural insurance should supplement i i d i ff b lexisting adaptation efforts but not to replace
them• The voice and aspirations of farmers are not taken care of during the design of the global agriculture insurance mechanism
ConclusionConclusion